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Hubert's Freaks: The Rare-Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus
Bob Langmuir is an obsessive dealer with a remarkable eye for treasure who makes the discovery of a lifetime when he chances upon a trove of never-before-seen prints by the legendary Diane Arbus. From the moment he purchases a trunk containing the archive of Hubert’s Dime Museum and Flea Circus—a midcentury Times Square freak show frequented by Arbus—and discovers some intriguing photographs, he knows he’s on to something. Furthermore, he begins to suspect that what he’s found may add a pivotal chapter to what is now known about Arbus and the “old weird America,” in Greil Marcus’s phrase, that Hubert’s inhabited. Langmuir’s ensuing adventure, filled with bizarre coincidences, turns into a roller-coaster ride that takes him from memorabilia shows to the curator’s office at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Will the photos be authenticated? How will the Arbus estate react? most important, can Bob, who has seen more than a few promising deals head south, finally make his one big score? .
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The New York Times: A Nation Challenged, Young Reader's Edition
In an intimate and moving portrait of the occurrences of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath, A Nation Challenged is a tragic, yet ultimately reassuring record of the most pivotal event in modern American history. After witnessing such monumental acts of destruction and violence, America's children were inundated with new fears. Some of them grieve for lost loved ones, some of them grieve out of sheer confusion and anxiety, and some of them cannot grieve at all, unable to comprehend the enormity of what happened. This book will answer their questions about how and why these acts occurred in.
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Developing Leisure Time Skills for Persons With Autism : A Practical Approach for Home, School and Community
The book is packed with information, from assessment instruments to gauge the level of interest of a child to essential components and appropriate exercises for leisure time skills. It is loaded with games and defined activities for children of all ages, capitalizing on the individual strengths in visual-spatial manipulation and establishing routines that use their interests to make exercises enjoyable..
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Liz Lange's Maternity Style: How to Look Fabulous During the Most Fashion-Challenged Time
When designer Liz Lange was thinking about getting pregnant for the first time, and watching her friends struggle with the available choices in maternity wear, she was shocked. With no shortage of baggy tops, gaudy bows, and pants with big panels, Liz was faced with the frustrating truth: “fashion” and “pregnancy” do not always make a compatible pair. Luckily for pregnant women all over, the result was Liz’s renowned collection of classic, comfortable maternity wear. Now, Liz Lange’s Maternity Style presents all of Liz’s personal and professional insights for women who refuse to relinquish chic simply because they are expecting. In her direct, upbeat voice, Liz shows how to make the most of a “difficult, fashion-challenged time” without replacing your entire wardrobe. Celebrating the swelling belly so many maternity clothes attempt to camouflage, her tasteful approach shows pregnant women how to dress both to accentuate and to slim their changing bodies (including those pesky postpartum months spent working your way back into your favorite jeans). Liz Lange’s Maternity Style provides advice on everything from color choice to accessories, casual Fridays to holiday parties, exercise or lounge wear to weekend staples—all building from a carefully selected wardrobe focused on mixing and matching, sensibility and style. Lively illustrations, fun celebrity photos, and great features, like must-have pieces and splurge vs. save items, all add up to a friendly, eminently useful, and fun-to-read guide. A much-needed handbook for the roller coaster ride that is pregnancy, Liz Lange’s Maternity Style will help you keep your sense of style and self..
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A Sip on the Between of Time: Honey and Whimsey for the Time-Challenged
Jumping on Gods back like a monkey, seeing the world through his eyes is one of the playful images in A Sip on the Between of Time. Everyone is busy, stressed Have we forgotten how to see, how to enjoy life? Running about, getting ahead, spending. These things become the focus of the day. Shall we remember pieces of time unfolding like flowers? This book is a tiny collection of twenty-seven poems and three short, short stories. An invitation to steal, (really, to find again) the sweetness and fun at the center of life. Love, waiting for love, hope, creativity, adventure, God, spring, summer, winter, self-acceptance are all among the topics covered. This little book is meant to be tucked in backpack or pocketbook, kept by the computer, or in the car ready to be read while idling in rush hour traffic. The hope is that it will wash away weariness, give a lift, a smile. .
Price: $6.22
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Defying the Darkness: My Search for True Light
This is a book for everybody, young and old, rich and poor. It is filled with life lessons that apply to everyone It tells the true story of a young girl who courageously fought against the darkness in her life, both physical and spiritual. Rosalie was born blind but, with the help of family, battled and overcame many hurtles in her way. She then came down with rheumatoid arthritis at age ten. This doubly-challenged girl gave her heart and life to Jesus Christ at eleven. With this decision, the spiritual darkness was lifted for, darkness is nothing but the absence of light. When the Light of the world came in, she became a new creation in Him, but the physical and some emotional challenges continued. At age twelve, a lifelong dream came true for her that would further change her life. The story follows her partway through college. She is now working on a sequel..
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